What to Expect

Engineering

A future in engineering

Engineering is the art of applying scientific and mathematical principles, experience, judgment, and common sense to make things that benefit people.

Engineers design everything from dams and bridges to circuit boards. Engineering is the process of producing a technical product or system to meet a specific need. Engineers can be distinguished from other professions by their ability to solve complex problems and implement solutions in cost effective and practical ways. This ability to face a problem, work through various thoughts and abstract ideas and then translating them into reality is what is so exciting about engineering.

What’s it like to work in the field of engineering?

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“Becoming an engineer allows you to use your creativity to impact the world around you in a fun, rewarding, and hands on career.”

Individuals that excel in the field of engineering are strong in mathematics and science, are highly analytical and detail oriented, and are imaginative and creative. Successful engineers also have good communication skills, enjoy working in teams, and enjoy building or improving the way things work.

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The ACE Program is open to any high school student who has the curiosity and drive to learn about a career in engineering — from contracting and engineering to architecture and landscaping.

EDUCATION BEYOND TEXT BOOKS
By working with real professionals in real work environments, ACE students receive an invaluable hands-on education — they learn to understand the day-to-day workings of a business by living it, and experiencing it, not just reading about it.